Important Collectors' Wristwatches, P...

Geneva, May 08, 2010

LOT 391

Rolex Ref. 6263, Fuerza Aerea del Peru Rolex ?Oyster Cosmograph?, case No. 3999797, Ref. 6263/6265. Made in 1975 for the "Fuerza Aerea del Peru." Very fine and rare, water-resistant, stainless steel wristwatch with round button chronograph, registers, black bezel with tachometer and a stainless steel Rolex Oyster bracelet.

CHF 35,000 - 45,000

USD 33,000 - 43,000 / EUR 25,000 - 32,000

C. Three-body, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back engraved: Fuerza Aerea del Peru, inside case back engraved with the case number, screwed-down Triplock winding crown and chronograph pushers, tachometer graduation on the bezel to 200 UPH. D. Bicolor black and silver with applied steel baton indexes and luminous dots, outer 1/5th seconds track, subsidiary silver guilloché dials for the seconds, the 12-hour and 30-minute registers. Luminous steel baton hands. M. Cal. 727, rhodium-plated, 17 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 3 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating Breguet balance spring, Microstella regulating screws. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 37 mm. Thickness 14 mm. Approx overall length 170 mm.


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Grading System
Grade: AAA

Excellent
Case: 3

Good
Movement: 3*

Good

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense
Dial: 3-01

Good

HANDS Original

Notes

The Peruvian Air Force was reorganized under the presidency of Manuel Odria and was renamed in 1950 the Fuerza Aerea del Peru (sometimes abbreviated as FAP). Having already begun ordering chronographs from Rolex (among other models) beginning with reference 6238, the FAP chose to order Rolex chronographs for their superior officers; they selected the model current at that time, References 6263 and 6265